SOCCER PLAYER
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Today
Junji Nishikawa
Junji Nishikawa (西川 潤之, Nishikawa Junji, born June 29, 1907, date of death unknown) was a Japanese football player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junji Nishikawa has received more than 12,297 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Junji Nishikawa is the 53rd most popular soccer player (up from 284th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Japan (up from 331st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Junji Nishikawa is most famous for his work in the field of biomechanics, specifically in the study of the human body and its movements. He is a professor at the University of Tokyo and has published over 200 papers on his work.
Memorability Metrics
12k
Page Views (PV)
67.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
27.93
Effective Languages (L*)
0.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Junji Nishikawa ranks 53 out of 21,273. Before him are Zlatan Ibrahimović, Romário, Paolo Rossi, Stanley Matthews, László Kubala, and Mario Kempes. After him are Ricardo Zamora, Fernando Santos, Flórián Albert, Roberto Carlos, Francisco Gento, and Roberto Mancini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 47
Romário
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 48
Paolo Rossi
1956 - 2020
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 49
Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 50
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 51
Mario Kempes
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 52
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 53
Ricardo Zamora
1901 - 1978
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 54
Fernando Santos
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 55
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 56
Roberto Carlos
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 57
Francisco Gento
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 58
Roberto Mancini
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 59
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Junji Nishikawa ranks 17. Before him are Laurence Olivier, Hergé, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Baldur von Schirach, Rachel Carson, and Frank Whittle. After him are Jacques Tati, Lin Biao, Hideki Yukawa, Robert A. Heinlein, Lars Ahlfors, and Yang Shangkun.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsLaurence Olivier
ACTOR
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 11
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 12
Yakov Dzhugashvili
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1943
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 13
Baldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 14
Rachel Carson
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1964
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 15
Frank Whittle
INVENTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 16
Junji Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 17
Jacques Tati
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 18
Lin Biao
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 19
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 20
Robert A. Heinlein
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 22
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 23
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Junji Nishikawa ranks 59 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Tadao Ando (1941), Koxinga (1624), Isamu Akasaki (1929), Emperor Suizei (-669), and Liv Ullmann (1938). After him are Empress Michiko (1934), Mako (1933), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Natsume Sōseki (1867), Kane Tanaka (1903), and Akechi Mitsuhide (1526).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 53
Tadao Ando
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 54
Koxinga
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1662
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 55
Isamu Akasaki
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 56
Emperor Suizei
POLITICIAN
669 BC - 548 BC
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 57
Liv Ullmann
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 58
Junji Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 59
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 60
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 61
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 62
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 63
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 64
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Junji Nishikawa ranks 2. Before him are Koji Tanaka (1955). After him are Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Kakuichi Mimura (1931), Tameo Ide (1908), Kazuyoshi Miura (1967), Osamu Yamaji (1929), Hiroaki Sato (1932), Yozo Aoki (1929), Kenji Tochio (1941), and Ken Noritake (1922).
Koji Tanaka
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 1
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 2
Kunishige Kamamoto
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 3
Hiroto Muraoka
1931 - 2017
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 4
Kakuichi Mimura
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 5
Tameo Ide
1908 - 1998
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 6
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 7
Osamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8
Hiroaki Sato
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 9
Yozo Aoki
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 10
Kenji Tochio
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 11
Ken Noritake
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12